For the first time, the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards was hosted in an Asian city. Singapore proudly hosted the awards ceremony on 25 June 2019 in Marina Bay Sands, with the world’s top chefs in attendance.And no wonder, because we have quite a top-notch culinary and drinks scene.
Those who attended the ceremony got to rub shoulders with the likes of Chef Gaggan Anand (Thailand’s two Michelin-starred Gaggan), Chef Julien Royer from our very own Odette and more.
If you haven’t already seen the list, here’s the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2019.
50. Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau, Switzerland)
49. *Leo (Bogota, Colombia)
48. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet (Shanghai, China)
47. *Benu (San Francisco, USA)
46. De Librje (Zwolle, Netherlands)
45. *Suhring (Bangkok, Thailand)
44. The Test Kitchen (Capetown, South Africa)
43. Hof van Cleve (Kruishoutem, Belgium)
42. *Belcanto (Lisbon, Portugal)
41. The Chairman (Hong Kong)
40. Restaurant Tim Raue (Berlin, Germany)
39. *A Casa Do Porco (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
38. Hisa Franko (Kobard, Slovenia)
37. Alinea (Chicago, USA)
36. Le Bernardin (New York, USA)
35. Atelier Crenn (San Francisco, USA)
34. *Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
33. Lyle’s (London, UK)
32. *Nerua (Bilbao, Spain)
31. Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy)
30. *Elkano (Getaria, Spain)
29. Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy)
28. Blue Hill At Stone Barns (New York, USA)
27. The Clove Club (London, UK)
26. Borago (Santiago, Chile)
25. Alleno Paris Au Pavillon Ledoyen (Paris, France)
24. Quintonil (Mexico City)
23. Cosme (New York, USA)
22. Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)
21. Frantzen (Stockholm, Sweden)
20. Tickets (Barcelona, Spain)
19. *Twins Garden (Moscow, Russia)
18. Odette (Singapore)
17. Steirereck (Vienna, Austria)
16. Alain Ducasse Au Plaza Athenee (Paris, France)
15. Septime (Paris, France)
14. Azurmendi (Larrabetzu, Spain)
13. White Rabbit (Moscow, Russia)
12. Pujol (Mexico City)
11. Den (Tokyo, Japan)
10. Maido (Lima, Peru)
9. Disfrutar (Barcelona, Spain)
8. Arpege (Paris, France)
7. Mugaritz (San Sebastian, Spain)
6. Central (Lima, Peru)
5. Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark)
4. Gaggan (Bangkok, Thailand)
3. Asador Etxebarri (Atxondo, Spain)
2. Noma (Copenhagen, Denmark)
1. Mirazur (Menton, France)
They also gave out other awards, based on the feedback from the voting academy which comprises a whopping 1,000 international chefs, food writers and more.
From World’s Best Female Chef to the Continental Awards, the awards were dazzling and well-deserved.
After such a grand ceremony, it’s back to business as usual. Till next year!
World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019: Website
*indicates that the restaurant is a new entry for 2019
